How to Install Simple Voice Chat on Minecraft Servers (Mod & Plugin)

How to Install Simple Voice Chat on Your Minecraft Server

Simple Voice Chat adds proximity-based voice communication to your server. This means players can hear others who are nearby in the game world, creating a much more immersive experience. This guide will help you set it up on Forge, Fabric, or Paper/Spigot servers.

Installing on Forge or NeoForge Servers

1. Download the correct version of the Simple Voice Chat mod from Modrinth.
2. Open your MintServers Games panel and Stop your server.
3. Go to the Files tab in the left sidebar.

4. Open the mods folder.

5. Upload the .jar file you just downloaded.

6. Start your server to create the config files, then Stop it again.
7. Go to the Network tab on the bottom-left of the panel.

8. Click the blue Create Allocation button on the right.

9. Copy the new Port number that was just created.

10. Go back to Files and navigate to /config/voicechat.
11. Edit the voicechat-server.properties file.
12. Find the line port= and replace the value with the port you copied earlier.

13. Save the file and Start your server.

Installing on Fabric Servers

1. Download the Fabric version of the mod from Modrinth.
2. Follow the same steps as the Forge guide above: Upload to the mods folder, create a new Network Allocation, and update the port in /config/voicechat/voicechat-server.properties.

Installing on Paper or Spigot Servers

1. Open your MintServers Games panel.
2. Click on Plugins in the left sidebar.

3. Search for "Simple Voice Chat" and click Install.

4. Start your server, then Stop it once it's loaded.
5. Go to the Network tab and click Create Allocation to get a new port.

6. Go to Files and navigate to /plugins/voicechat.
7. Open voicechat-server.properties, update the port= line with your new port, and Save.
8. Start your server.

Setup for Players

For voice chat to work, every player must install the mod on their own computer:

• Download the same version of the mod used on the server.
• Place it in the mods folder of your Minecraft launcher (Forge or Fabric).
• In-game, press "V" to open the voice chat settings and test your microphone.

Troubleshooting

• Can't hear anyone? Check that the port in your config file matches the port in your Network tab exactly.
• Choppy Audio? You can lower the voice_quality in the voicechat-server.properties file to save bandwidth.
• Microphone not working? Make sure Minecraft has permission to use your microphone in your Windows/Mac privacy settings.